Sugar-distributing bowl.



S. A. ADDIS.

SUGAR DISTRIBUTING BOWL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.15, 1913.

1,084,873, Patented Jan.20,1914.

WITNESSES INVENTOH Samuel A. Addis 0 .A QVZWA Kai M ATTORNEYS SAMUEL A.ADDIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SUGAR-DISTRIBUTING BOWL.

Application filed January 15, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL A. ADDIS, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Bronx, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedSugarDistributing Bowl, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to improvements in distributing devices, andparticularly to improved loaf sugar distributing device.

The object in view is to provide an im proved sugar bowl designed todispense or feed one piece of sugar at a time therefrom, the feedingmeans being adapted to be operated at any desired speed so as to feedthe sugar from the bowl at a rapid rate or comparatively slowly.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bowl formed with anopening in the bottom and a rotating feeding member formed with dividingpartitions having upwardly extending flanges for separating and feedingsugar to the opening so that only one piece or lump of sugar isdispensed or fed from the bowl at a time, a suitable rotating memberbeing arranged at the top of the bowl for causing the proper operationof the feeding mechanism.

In carrying out the objects of the invention, a bowl structure of anydesired kind is provided, having a top and a base supported by legs, orin any other way, as may be desired. The base is formed with an apertureand a guiding chute. The aperture is adapted to allow loaf sugar to passthrough the base and be guided by the chute into a cup or otherreceptacle held adjacent thereto. Within the bowl is a rotatablestirring and feeding member, divided into sections or compartments bydivision plates which extend upwardly any desired distance and areconnected with a central operating shaft which projects preferably to asuitable position above the top of the bowl where the same may be easilyoperated by a suitable enlargement or hand operated member. The top ofthe bowl is covered by a suitable lid or cover so that contact with thesugar cannot be had without going to some considerable trouble to removethe cover, and in this way the sugar is maintained clean.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying draw- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

Serial No. 742,179.

ings forming a part of this specification, in which similar charactersof reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bowl with certain parts brokenaway, the same showing an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical section through the structure shown in Fig. 3; andFig. 3 is a section through Fig. 2 on the line 3-3.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a bowlwhich may be of glass or any desired material, and 2 a cover or topmember which may be constructed in any suitable manner for making areasonably tight joint with the bowl 1, and which may be removedwhenever desired, although ordinarily the same is left in place untilthe bowl has been emptied. The bowl 1 is mounted on a base 3 formed inany desired way, preferably of metal, and provided with any kind ofsupports, as for instance legs 1, which may rest on any desired supportloosely or may be fastened thereto, without departing from the spirit ofthe invention. One part of the bottom 3 is provided with an aperture oropening 5, and with a chute or guide 6 so that sugar may pass throughaperture 5 and be guided by chute 6 to a cup or other article heldbeneath the chute.

In using the bowl, loaf sugar is intended to be vended or dispensed andby the ar rangement of the aperture 5 and chute 6, the sugar will moveout of the bowl one lump at a time according to the rotation of thestirring and dispensing member 7 The stirring and dispensing member 7 isprovided with a plurality of partitioning blades 8 merging into anupwardly diagonally posit-ioncd web 9 secured to a suitable spool orbase 10. The base 10 is pinned or otherwise rigidly secured to the shaft11 so as to rotate therewith when the thumb member 12 above the cover 2is rotated. The lower end of shaft 11 may be journaled in any suitablefitting 13 so that the distributing member 7 will properly operate. Itwill be noted especially from Fig. 2, that a cone 1 1 is providedcentrally of the webs 9 so that none of the sugar can lodge inside ofthe bowl but must gravitate toward the aperture 5 when moved to thatposition by members 8 or the webs 9.

In order that the sugar may not continually feed from bowl 1, anextension 15 is provided which preferably projects from base 3, thisextension being formed with an overlapping portion 16 designed tosubstantially cover aperture 5, but to be positioned above the upperedge of member 8 in order that the sugar may be brought one lump at atime beneath member 16 and to aperture 5 so as to feed through theaperture on the chute 6. it will be noted that by reason of the webs 9,the various lumps ol" sugar will be engaged at a point above members 8and guided downwardly until they are positioned between members 8 wherethey will remain until brought oppc ire opening Preferably the members 8are spaced a suliicient distance apart for freely ac :ommodating onelump of sugar so thatonly one lump of su 'ar will be tended or dispensedat one time, but it will be evident that members 8 could be spaced asutlicient distance apart for dispensing more than one lump at a singleoperation. It will also be noted that by the construction andarrangement disclosed the sugar will be vendcd or caused to move throughaperture 5 regardless of the direction of rotation of shaft 11 andassociated parts so that any one operating the device will be sure tooperate the same correctly.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a loaf sugar dispensing bowl, a body portionformed with an aperture in the lower part thereof, a cover for said bodyport-ion'a base formed with a guiding chute for guidingsugar forcedthrough said aperture, a covering member supported by said base andarranged at predetermined distance above said aperture, a feeding mchanism arranged in said body formed with plurality ot'partitionsadapted to be successively brought beneath said covering member, each ofsaid partitioning members being formed with a web extending toward acentral point in said body, an operating shaft extending through saidcover, means for rigidly securing said webs to said shaft whereby saidwebs and the partitions associa ted therewith will be rotated as saidshaft is rotated, and conical member positioned to occupy the centralspace between said partitioning members and said webs whereby the sugarin said bowl will be caused to more under the action of gravity towardthe space between the partitioning members whereby the same may bebrought successirely to a position over said discharge aperture thepartitioning members are rotatec by said shaft.

In a sugar dispensing bowl, :1 body portion formed with an aperture inthe lower part thereof, a base termed with an opening registering withsaid aperture, a covering member supported by said base and arranged apredetermined distance above said aperlure, a feeding mechanism arrangedin said body formed with a plurality of partitions adapted to besuccessively brought beneath said covering member, an operating shaft,means tor rigidly securing said partitions to said shaft whereby saidpartitions will be rotated as the shaft is rotated, a substantiallyconical-shaped member surrounding one end of said shaft and occupyingthe space between said shaft and said partitioning members, whereby thesugar in said bowl will be caused to move under the action of gravitytoward the space between the partitioning members whereby the same maybe brought successively to a position over said discharge aperture asthe partitioning members are rotated by said shaft.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL A. ADDIS.

Vr'itnesses A. L. Kiroi-rin, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patent,

' Washington, 13 G.

